CHRISTOPHER G. TIEDEMAN, LL.D.,

Author of treatises on "Real Property," "Commercial Paper," "Sales,"
"Municipal Corporations," "Bills and Notes," etc.

VOL. I.

ST. LOUIS:

THE F. H. THOMAS LAW BOOK CO.

LIBRARY OF THE

LELAND STANFORD, JR., UNIVERSITY

LAW DEPARTMENT.

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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1900, by
C. G. TIEDEMAN,

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

St. Louis, Mo.:

Press of Nixon-Jones Printing Co.

THESE PAGES ARE AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED TO

MY WIFE,

HELEN SEYMOUR TIEDEMAN,

WHOSE SCRUPULOUS REGARD FOR THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS, AND TENDER SYMPATHY FOR THEIR WEAKNESSES,

HAVE BEEN MY GUIDE AND INSPIRATION.

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